Takarazuka : sexual politics and popular culture in modern Japan / [electronic resource]
Robertson, Jennifer,1953-
Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press,
c1998.
The all-female Takarazuka Revue is world-famous today for its rococo musical productions, including gender-bending love stories, torridly romantic liaisons in foreign settings, and fanatically devoted fans. In this book the author explores how the Revue illuminates discourses of sexual politics, nationalism, imperialism, and popular culture in twentieth-century Japan.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-264) and index.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
The all-female Takarazuka Revue is world-famous today for its rococo musical productions, including gender-bending love stories, torridly romantic liaisons in foreign settings, and fanatically devoted fans. In this book the author explores how the Revue illuminates discourses of sexual politics, nationalism, imperialism, and popular culture in twentieth-century Japan.
Description based on print version record.
Takarazuka Kagekidan.
Ethnology
Theater
Musicals
Popular culture
Sex role
Social structure
Ethnology
Theater
Musicals
Popular culture
Sex role
Social structure
Gender & Ethnic Studies
Social Sciences
Ethnic & Race Studies